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     ‘Er, er, er . . .’ Collabone panted, longing for death.
     ‘I said carry on, man!’
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     ‘Is there no law in this place? That is outright slander!’ shouted Stowley. ‘It’s a trick of some sort!’
     ‘By whom, sir?’ roared Ridcully. ‘Do you mean ugg boots for women to suggest that Mr Collabone, a young wizard of great integrity, who I may say is doing wonderful work with snakes—’
     ‘—shellfish—’ murmured Ponder Stibbons.
     ‘—shellfish, is playing some kind of joke? How dare you, sir! Continue, Mr Collabone!’
     ‘I, I, I—’
     ‘That is an order, Dr Collabone!’*
     * Archchancellor Ridcully was a great believer in retaliation by promotion. You couldn’t have civilians criticizing one of discount uggs for women his wizards. That was his job.
     ‘Er . . . “Blood oils the machinery of the Grand Trunk as willing, loyal people pay with their lives for the Board’s culpable stupidity—” ’
     The hubbub rose again. Moist saw Lord Vetinari’s gaze traverse the room. He didn’t duck in time. The Patrician’s stare passed right through him, carrying away who knew what. An eyebrow discount uggs for women rose in interrogation. Moist looked away, and sought out Gilt.
     He wasn’t there.
     In the omniscope Mr Collabone’s nose now glowed like a beacon. He struggled, dropping pages, losing his place, but pressing on with the dogged, dull determination of a man who could spend all day
     watching one oyster.